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Committee approves Axon body‑worn cameras, in‑car systems and Taser contract amid dissent
Summary
The committee approved three contracts with Axon Enterprise Inc. for additional body‑worn cameras, in‑car camera systems (partially offset by a grant) and a Taser system. Some legislators voiced objections over Axon’s broader corporate activities and market concentration, while the sheriff emphasized transparency benefits for policing.
Ulster County’s Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee on May 7 approved three separate contracts with Axon Enterprise Inc. to expand law enforcement technology for the sheriff’s office.
The committee approved an amendment (Resolution 2 40) totaling $201,764.82 to expand the county’s body‑worn camera deployment and associated docking equipment, a contract for in‑car camera systems (Resolution 2 41) for $572,622.20 that the sheriff said is offset by a law enforcement technology grant, and a contract for TASER devices and related equipment (Resolution 2 42) for $88,401.88.
Some legislators expressed concerns about purchasing from a single large vendor. Legislator…
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